
Math&Maroc Competition
Day 1
Date : July 26, 2025
Duration : 4 hours Each problem is worth 10 points
Problem 1
The sequence (an)is defined by
a1“1, a2“1, an“öp2an´1`an´2` ¨ ¨ ¨ ` a1ùif n > 2.
Find a2025.
Problem 2
For any non-empty subsets Xand Yof Ně1, we define X¨Y:“{xy, x PX, y PY}. For
instance, if
X“{1,2,4}and Y“{3,4,6}
then
X¨Y“{3,4,6,8,12,16,24}.
We say that a subset Sof Ně1is Moroccan if there exists no two subsets Aand Bof N˚,
each containing at least two elements, such that A¨Band Sare equal.
Prove that the set of perfect powers which are greater or equal to 2025 is Moroccan.
(A perfect power is an integer nk, where n > 1and k > 1are integers.)
Problem 3
For pairwise–distinct natural numbers a1, . . . , an, prove that :
n
ÿ
j“1
a2
jź
k‰j
aj`ak
aj´ak
“a1` ¨ ¨ ¨ ` an2
.
Problem 4
Let ně3.
— We denote by
E“(ÿ
1ďiďjďn
ai,j XiXj,@1ďiďjďn, ai,j PR)
the set of real homogenous polynomials of degree 2in nindeterminates.